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15 Minute Drama: The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 3

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Episode 3

The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 3

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Sam witnesses the unjust execution of Henry Vane and the arrival of a new Queen.

Sam witnesses the unjust execution of Henry Vane and the arrival of a new Queen, while at home Elizabeth is going deaf. Stars Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways.

In Hattie Naylor's dramatisation of 1662, Samuel witnesses the death of Henry Vane, a Puritan executed after an unfair trial. At home he tends to his appearance, by having Jane comb out his hair which is 'foul with powdering and other troubles', and bathe his feet in herbs. There is much discussion of the new Queen's poor fashion sense - she wears old fashioned farthingales and has a hairstyle not seen in England for years. Elizabeth, meanwhile, appears to be going deaf - until Mr Hollier, the doctor, comes to the rescue. 

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Samuel Pepys . . . Kris Marshall
Elizabeth Pepys . . . Katherine Jakeways
Henry Vane/Swan . . . Matthew Gravelle
Lord Sandwich . . . Blake Ritson
Jane . . . Rebecca Newman
Mr Hollier . . . Gareth Pierce

Theme music: Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, words by Robert Herrick and music by William Lawes, sung by Bethany Hughes. Lute, baroque guitar and theorbo played by David Miller. Violin and viol by Annika Gray, and recorders by Alice Baxter. 

Historical consultant: Liza Picard
Sound by Nigel Lewis

A BBC Cymru Wales Production, directed by Kate McAll.

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Hattie Naylor's dramatisation of the 17th-century diaries. With Kris Marshall

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